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one of the nation's oldest civil rights groups is taking a stand in support of beverage companies. the new york chapter of the naacp is backing a lawsuit to try and stop the city. hazel dukes the new york chapter president. >> it's not about race. >> it's about -- >> economic disparity and how the small business is being punished while we allow the big, corporate people, again, to have their own way. >> convenience stores like 7-eleven are exempt. the naacp argue that small and minority owned businesses will feel a disproportionate impact. nonhispanic blacks have the highest rates of obesity at 44%, followed by mexican americans at 39%. the naacp filed a legal brief, to say to tackle the public health crisis on obesity, it developed a holistic educational program, called project health. the funding for that according to the naacp's website is the coca-cola foundation, the philanthropic arm of the company. the new york chapter received $75,000 in the past two years. is there a conflict? >> absolutely not. >> if this was the first time coca-cola had given us money, sure, but it's not
one of the nation's oldest civil rights groups is taking a stand in support of beverage companies. the new york chapter of the naacp is backing a lawsuit to try and stop the city. hazel dukes the new york chapter president. >> it's not about race. >> it's about -- >> economic disparity and how the small business is being punished while we allow the big, corporate people, again, to have their own way. >> convenience stores like 7-eleven are exempt. the naacp argue that...
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rights movement and really we don't need another george wallace copycat. i think what we hear is someone that says, i don't want to obey these laws because i don't agree with them and that's not really his role. his role is the sheriff and it's to enforce the law. he doesn't get to decide what's constitutional and what's not. >> he told me he would, if, of course, there are no federal gun control laws passed just yet, but if there are, he says he will go to the attorney general and discuss with him whether it's constitutional and then he will make a decision. but i think in the end he kind of said, well, i'm going to uphold the law. do you believe him? >> well, i think this might be some level of sort of political grandstanding. i think, you know, he probably made these statements to play to the tea party base but i think there's a reality that, you know, any judge would force him to uphold the law and, you know, any judge would sort of advise him to follow the law. i don't think anyone is going to say, go ahead and balk federal law just because you don't
rights movement and really we don't need another george wallace copycat. i think what we hear is someone that says, i don't want to obey these laws because i don't agree with them and that's not really his role. his role is the sheriff and it's to enforce the law. he doesn't get to decide what's constitutional and what's not. >> he told me he would, if, of course, there are no federal gun control laws passed just yet, but if there are, he says he will go to the attorney general and...
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." >> men marrying men, women marrying women, they're entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights and liberties. >> that caused heartburn in the west wing. >> even the so-called discussion about you know, my saying i was comfortable with gay and lesbians and relationships, i knew his position. >> but you got out in front of him on it, and that is -- that can be a problem. >> i can tell you how i responded. i walked into the office. he got up, smiled, gave me a big hug, said tell you what, man, you say what is on your mind. >> you said it caused a bit of a problem here? >> it did, but not with him, not with him. >> lately joe biden has become the white house closer, cutting the deal on the fiscal cliff and trying to get one on guns. >> are you the only one who can cut deals with republicans now. >> no, no, look, first of all the only reason i would be able to close a deal is because everybody knows i speak for the president. i have his complete support for what i'm saying because i know what he wants, number one, number two, you know i think the reason we make a good team. t
." >> men marrying men, women marrying women, they're entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights and liberties. >> that caused heartburn in the west wing. >> even the so-called discussion about you know, my saying i was comfortable with gay and lesbians and relationships, i knew his position. >> but you got out in front of him on it, and that is -- that can be a problem. >> i can tell you how i responded. i walked into the office. he got up,...
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one of the nation's oldest civil rights group is taking a stand in support of beverage companies. the new york chapter of the naacp is backing a lawsuit filed to try and stop the city. hazel dukes is the new york chapter president. >> it's not about race. >> reporter: it's about? >> economic disparity, and how the small business is being punished while we allow the big corporate people, again, to have their own way. >> reporter: convenience stores like 7-eleven are exempt. the naacp argue that small and minority-owned businesses will feel a disproportionate impact. then there's the obesity epidemic. plaque non-hispanic blacks have the highest rate at 44% followed by mexican-americans at 39%. they filed a legal brief saying to tackle the public health crisis of obesity, it's developed a holistic, educational program called project ethhealth. the funding for that project, according to the naacp's website the coca-cola foundation, the philanthropic arm of the company. duke says the new york chapter received $75,000 in the past two years. there's a conflict? >> absolutely not. if this
one of the nation's oldest civil rights group is taking a stand in support of beverage companies. the new york chapter of the naacp is backing a lawsuit filed to try and stop the city. hazel dukes is the new york chapter president. >> it's not about race. >> reporter: it's about? >> economic disparity, and how the small business is being punished while we allow the big corporate people, again, to have their own way. >> reporter: convenience stores like 7-eleven are...
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and the history of civil rights in america. >> we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal, is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our fore bearers through seneca falls and selma and stone wall. >> this week atlanta is hosting the creating change conference. it brings together 3,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocates from across the country. stacey long is director of public policy at the national gay and lesbian task force. you heard what the president had to say in his address. how did you react to it? >> absolutely. it was just heartwarming, incredibly heartwarming, and it was a poignant moment in history. this was a president who has been by all accounts the most pro lgbt supportive president in the history of our country. and so to have him stand on that international stage and talk about the situation with our community in terms of our movement for equality and justice and situated squarely alongside seneca falls and selma, was just remarkable, incredible. >> same-sex marriage now across the country s
and the history of civil rights in america. >> we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal, is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our fore bearers through seneca falls and selma and stone wall. >> this week atlanta is hosting the creating change conference. it brings together 3,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocates from across the country. stacey long is director of public policy at the national gay and...
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. >> what is the right thing? >> you have to come up with a settlement. colorado law won't tell a catholic institution you can't settle. what they can't do is to hide under the cloak of civil law, and say i'm sorry, we're still pro life, but you know what? you're not really a person when you are a fetus, because we're just hiding under colorado civil law. if that's the case, then they made a mockery of catholic teaching and they should be stripped of their catholicism. >> you look at hospitals, it kind of contradicts that. when you look at the law, when it's contraception, that's one thing. but this is the law, and so i find this one a conundrum. >> the catholic church is always fighting laws. we're fighting against governor cuomo who wants to bring in nonphysicians to treat women who want abortions. the catholic church takes its dictates from natural law. as far as i'm concerned, it's not as difficult as some people may want to make it out to be not a whole lot of wiggle room if you are truly catholic. >> a catholic hospital has been stripped before beca
. >> what is the right thing? >> you have to come up with a settlement. colorado law won't tell a catholic institution you can't settle. what they can't do is to hide under the cloak of civil law, and say i'm sorry, we're still pro life, but you know what? you're not really a person when you are a fetus, because we're just hiding under colorado civil law. if that's the case, then they made a mockery of catholic teaching and they should be stripped of their catholicism. >> you...
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movement or the civil rights movement for african-americans. the irony is, homosexuals already have all the time civil rights as anyone else, but the fact that all people are created equal as individuals does not mean that all sexual behavior is equal or that all personal relationships have an equal value to society at large, that serve the same public interests. >> so you know many people would say that's where you're wrong, if you're an individual created equal, what individuals do is also created equal, right, if individuals are allowed to marry who are straight, then individuals who are gay should also be allowed to marry, like that would follow through. do you think that he is setting up for some kind of legislative fight on this issue or all the other things he laid out in the speech? he ticked off immigration clearly is going to be an issue, he talked about climate change. do you think that's sort of saying here's where i'm going to be fighting over the next four years? >> i do think he was kind of laying down the gauntlet, not really sa
movement or the civil rights movement for african-americans. the irony is, homosexuals already have all the time civil rights as anyone else, but the fact that all people are created equal as individuals does not mean that all sexual behavior is equal or that all personal relationships have an equal value to society at large, that serve the same public interests. >> so you know many people would say that's where you're wrong, if you're an individual created equal, what individuals do is...
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rights to gayorar sets his sights on civil rights for all. >> and it was red and en uk. michelle obama's dress is epic. >>> and a football star's wife goes off on facebook. and zoraida sambolin joins us live from the sundance film festival. >> i'm john berman. >>> the speech in his second inaugural address, president obama sought to link the nation's founding principles with challenges facing the country today. >> we, the people, declare today the most evident of truths, all of us are created equal. is the star that guides us, just as it guided our forebearers and all of the men and women, sung and unsung who left footprints along the great mall to hear a preacher say we cannot walk alone. >> we have the author of "presidential leadership: 15 decisions that changed a nation." >> good morning. >> you said this was the president's last best chance to deliver a speech for the ages. did he deliver? >> i think he came extremely close, which is to say it's a high bar to set. it was a big moment. him defining the progressive era. the word we're hearing, a liberal reagan. the mo
rights to gayorar sets his sights on civil rights for all. >> and it was red and en uk. michelle obama's dress is epic. >>> and a football star's wife goes off on facebook. and zoraida sambolin joins us live from the sundance film festival. >> i'm john berman. >>> the speech in his second inaugural address, president obama sought to link the nation's founding principles with challenges facing the country today. >> we, the people, declare today the most...
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war where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights." members paid to take courses designed to help them work through issues of their past and reach a higher state of consciousne consciousness. church members are tested with a device that is used to monitor their feelings and reactions. hubbard died in 1986 and since then this man has been the leader. he, like hubbard before him, oversees a religious order inside the church. an order that is responsible for church management. members sometimes wear naval style uniforms and dedicate their life to the church promises to remain in the church for reincarnated lives to come. it claims that 10 million members worldwide, 6 million in the u.s. in 2009, then church spokesman tommy davis put it this way. >> he's responsible for the current renaissance the church is experiencing and the church has doubled in size in the last five years and flourished under his leadership. >> according to a survey, the number of sels dropped from 55, 25,000 in the years from 2001 to 2008. they are a critic of psychi
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one of them was gay rights with civil rights and with women's rights. did you think that that was a message that was a positive one, a good one, for americans? >> well, it's a positive one, but it also speaks to a president that wants to pander to the left wing of the party. and we -- a republican would probably pander the right wing of the republican party, but when you're trying to unify the nation, i think that that detracts from that effort. on the other hand, those are issues that congress is going to have to deal with in some instances, the courts are dealing with them. but there are issues out there that come up at my town meetings all the time. >> senator grassley, what do you hope is the first thing that republicans and white house sit down and get together and sort out and work out to get through some of the partisan gridlock? >> yes, well, between now and march 27th, there's going to be three fiscal issues that ought to have top priority because our deficit is such a big problem and it's a damper on the economy and it's going to keep us from
one of them was gay rights with civil rights and with women's rights. did you think that that was a message that was a positive one, a good one, for americans? >> well, it's a positive one, but it also speaks to a president that wants to pander to the left wing of the party. and we -- a republican would probably pander the right wing of the republican party, but when you're trying to unify the nation, i think that that detracts from that effort. on the other hand, those are issues that...
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rights for gays and lesbians. aside from his health care reform law, this could be the greatest legacy, the biggest legacy of his time in office. a case that is now before the supreme court could force the administration into making new federal policy on this front. it could force the administration to decide whether federal benefits will be extended to same-sex couples in the next year, wolf. >> so now that he's laid out very specifically -- i was surprised how specific he went yesterday in the inaugural address, his priorities for the second term, i assume in his state of the union address in february that he he will go into details with more specifics. is that what you're hearing? >> reporter: yes, wolf. i was not surprised that he laid out sign posts about where he wanted to make progress. what he wasn't going to do in this speech was get into detail. so where he laid out markers on these major issues, we will now hear much more policy detail in the state of the union and the white house is saying that these t
rights for gays and lesbians. aside from his health care reform law, this could be the greatest legacy, the biggest legacy of his time in office. a case that is now before the supreme court could force the administration into making new federal policy on this front. it could force the administration to decide whether federal benefits will be extended to same-sex couples in the next year, wolf. >> so now that he's laid out very specifically -- i was surprised how specific he went yesterday...
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war where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights." members pay to take courses designed to help them work through issues from their past and reach a higher state of consciousness. to understand what's holding them back, church members are tested with a device called an e-meter that's used to monitor their feelings and reactions. l. ron hubbard died in 1986, and since then this man, david miscavige, has been the leader. he, like hubbard before him, oversees a religious order inside the church, an order that is responsible for church management called the sea organization. members of sea-org sometimes wear naval-style uniforms. they dedicate their lives to the church, signing billion-year contracts, promising to remain in the church for many reincarnated lives to come. the church of scientology says it's opened some 170 churches around the globe and claims 10 million members worldwide, 6 million in the u.s. in 2009, then church spokesman tommy davis put it this way. >> david miscavige is responsible for the current renaissance that the
war where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights." members pay to take courses designed to help them work through issues from their past and reach a higher state of consciousness. to understand what's holding them back, church members are tested with a device called an e-meter that's used to monitor their feelings and reactions. l. ron hubbard died in 1986, and since then this man, david miscavige, has been the leader. he, like hubbard before him, oversees a religious order...